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North Korean hackers stole record $2.02B in Crypto in 2025: Chainalysis North Korea drives record $2B crypto theft year, with 51% year-over-year increase, pushing their all-time total funds stolen to $6.75B despite fewer attacks. The DPRK is achieving larger thefts with fewer incidents, often by embedding IT workers inside crypto services or using sophisticated impersonation tactics targeting executives. Last year, DPRK attacks accounted for a record 76% of all service compromises. > Total theft incidents surged to 158,000 in 2025, nearly triple the 54,000 recorded in 2022 > Unique victims increased from 40,000 in 2022 to at least 80,000 in 2025. These dramatic increases are likely due to greater crypto adoption. For example, Solana, one of the blockchains with the greatest number of active personal wallets, had by far the largest number of incidents (~26,500 victims). 🔗chainalysis.com/blog/crypto-hacking-stolen-funds-2026 Follow us to be on top of crypto: TG | Chat | X